User manual NIKON COOLPIX 2500

[. . . ] En The Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA En Shoot, View, and Enjoy A Flowchart Guide to Using Your Camera STEP 1--Ready the camera Getting ready Camera setup STEP 2--Take pictures Snapshots (auto mode) Creative photography (scene mode) Custom shots and movies STEP 3--Play them back. . . Review and Deletion Basic Playback 31 78 Tutorial: Taking Pictures Getting Creative Taking Pictures: The Details 24 36 51 First Steps First Steps Camera Setup 16 16 69 . . . and delete unwanted pictures. . . . . . immediately . . . while shooting . . . during playback Delete multiple pictures STEP 4--Install camera software Install software Get to know Nikon View 5 Quick Start Guide (provided) Nikon View 5 Reference Manual (provided on CD) -- -- Keep or Delete Review and Deletion Basic Playback Deleting Pictures 58 31 78 86 STEP 5--Copy pictures to your computer Transfer pictures Connections 41 Product Documentation The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below. Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to get the most from your camera. [. . . ] · Focus is fixed at infinity; the focus indicator (AFq) is not displayed. · Follow the firework as it ascends and press the shutter-release button all the way down at the start of the burst. Camera Shake: 39 Close Up Camera is set to focus on objects as close as 4 cm (1. 6) from the lens, making it possible to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects, with the background artistically blurred. · Camera automatically selects middle zoom position for a minimum focus distance of 4 cm/1. 6 (measured from lens). Camera Shake: Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card, or in other printed matter. Tutorial--Getting Creative · Colored text and drawings may not show up well in the final picture. Back Light Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit. The flash will fire automatically to "fill in" (illuminate) shadows. · Flash is set to OFF Select this item to return to the shooting mode ( or ) in effect when scene mode was selected. The mode last in effect will be displayed in the monitor when this option is highlighted. (fill flash; 53). SELECT SET 40 Connections Your Camera and Your Computer Your Nikon digital camera stores pictures as digital data. Instead of making the trip to a developer and getting negatives, you can simply copy your pictures to a computer for long-term storage using the Nikon View 5 software provided with your camera. Once transferred to your computer, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to your acquaintances via email, or saved to a Zip disk or other removable media for delivery to a photofinisher. Any copies stored on the memory card after transfer can be deleted to make way for new pictures, which you can then add to the growing digital photo album on your computer. 41 Before You Begin: Installing Nikon View 5 Before copying pictures to your computer, you will need to install Nikon View 5, an application that allows you to transfer pictures from the camera memory card to a computer hard disk and view them on the computer monitor. To install Nikon View 5, you must have a computer running one of the following operating systems: Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE). Only models with built-in USB ports supported. Nikon View 5 Connections The first step to installing Nikon View 5 is to read the installation instructions. the reference 1 Insertturning on yourCD After computer and waiting for the operating system to start up, place the reference CD in a CD-ROM drive. Macintosh and Windows Jp En De Fr Es Nl It Reference Manual If you are using a Macintosh computer, the reference CD window will open automatically on the desktop. Windows users will need first to doubleclick the My Computer icon and then the Nikon icon to open the reference CD window. Already Have Nikon View? In order to transfer pictures to your computer using the UC-E3 USB cable, the COOLPIX 2500 requires the version of Nikon View 5 provided with the camera. If you have a version of Nikon View that was included with another Nikon digital camera, you will need to upgrade to the version provided with the COOLPIX 2500. 42 2 Install Adobe Acrobat Reader in Portable Document Format (PDF). The installation instructions are To install Adobe Acrobat Reader, open the folder for the language of your choice and double-click the installer icon. The installer start-up screen will be displayed; follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. To view the instructions, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4. 0 or later. If you have already installed this version of Acrobat, proceed to Step 3. Connections Installer icon Installer icon (Windows) (Macintosh) Start-up screen (Macintosh) Start-up screen (Windows) installation instructions for Nikon View 5 3 Read you have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader, double-click the INDEX. pdf Once icon in the root directory of the reference CD to view a clickable index of the documentation available for Nikon View 5. Follow the links to view the installation instructions for your computer system. [. . . ] battery fully charged. Turn camera off, unplug optional AC adapter kit (if Error has occurred in using) or remove and re-incamera's internal cir- sert battery, and turn cam- 16 cuitry. If error persists, contact retailer or Nikon representative. SYSTEM ERROR 102 Specifications Technical Notes Type Effective pixels CCD Image size (pixels) Lens Focal length f/-number Construction Digital zoom Autofocus (AF) Focus range Focus-area selection Monitor Frame coverage ( Storage Media File system Compression Type I CompactFlashTM (CF) cards Compliant with Design rule for Camera File systems (DCF), Exif 2. 2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) JPEG-baseline-compliant E2500 digital camera 2. 0 million 1 /2. 7 high-density CCD; total pixels: 2. 11 million · 1024 × 768 (1024) · 640 × 480 (640) · 1600 × 1200 (1600) · 1280 × 960 (1280) 3 × Zoom Nikkor F = 5. 6 ­ 16. 8 mm (35-mm [135] camera format equivalent: 37 ­ 111 mm) f/2. 7 ­ f/4. 8 Seven elements in six groups 4. 0 × Contrast-detect through-the-lens (TTL) AF 30 cm (1´) ­ ; 4 cm (1. 6) ­ in Close Up mode Five-area multi AF with auto AF-area selection 1. 5, 110, 000-dot, low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with brightness adjustment mode) Approximately 97% vertical and 97% horizontal Exposure Metering Exposure control 256-segment matrix metering Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation (­2. 0 ­ +2. 0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV) Range (ISO 100 equivalent) W: 1. 9 ­ 15. 9 EV T: 3. 5 ­ 17. 6 EV 103 Shutter Speed Aperture Range Sensitivity Self-timer Built-in Speedlight Range Flash control Interface Power sources Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter 2 ­ 1/3000 s Electronically-controlled preset aperture Two steps (f/2. 7 and f/4. 5 [W]) Approximately equivalent to ISO 100 (auto gain to ISO 400 equivalent) Ten-second duration Technical Notes 0. 4 ­ 3. 0 m (1´4 ­ 9´10) (W) 0. 4 ­ 1. 7 m (1´4 ­ 5´7) (T) Sensor flash system USB · One rechargeable Nikon EN-EL2 lithium-ion battery (supplied) · EH-60 AC adapter kit (available separately) Approximately 80 minutes with fully-charged battery (measured at room temperature [20 °C/68 °F] under standard Nikon test conditions: zoom adjusted with each shot, flash used in approximately one third of photographs, image quality set to NORMAL) 114 × 59. 5 × 31. 5 mm (4. 5 × 2. 3 × 1. 2) Approximately 175 g (6. 2 oz) without battery or memory card Battery life (EN-EL2) Dimensions (W × H × D) Weight Operating Environment Temperature Humidity 0 ­ 40 °C (32 ­ 104 °F) Less than 85% (no condensation) Design Rule for Camera File Systems (DCF) Your camera names pictures according to the Design Rule for Camera File Systems (DCF), a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera. 104 System requirements (Nikon View 5): Windows OS Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Only models with built-in USB ports supported 300 MHz Pentium or better 64 MB or more recommended 25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space of 10 MB plus double the capacity of camera memory card available on system disk when Nikon View 5 is running. 800 × 600 or better with High Color (True Color recommended) CD-ROM drive required for installation Technical Notes Models CPU RAM Hard-disk space Video resolution Miscellaneous System requirements (Nikon View 5): Macintosh OS Models Mac OS 9. 0, Mac OS 9. 1, Mac OS 9. 2, Mac OS X (10. 1. 2 or later) iMac, iMac DV, Power Mac G3 (Blue & White), Power Mac G4 or later, iBook, PowerBook G3 or later; only models with builtin USB ports supported 64 MB or more recommended 25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space of 10 MB plus double the capacity of camera memory card available on start-up disk when Nikon View 5 is running. 800 × 600 or better with thousands of colors (millions of colors recommended) CD-ROM drive required for installation RAM Hard-disk space Video resolution Miscellaneous 105 Index Symbols 1600, 1280, 1024, 640, 62 (shooting) mode, 6 (playback) mode, 6 button, 4, 33, 34, 78, 80 button, 4, 33, 79, 81 button, 5, 53 button, 5, 33, 34, 78, 80 button, 5, 33, 34, 79, 80 . 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